Fernando Pessoa University (UFP) joins the global celebration of the 2026 Global Media and Information Literacy Week, an initiative promoted globally by UNESCO under the theme “We all have a role”. The event, which takes place between October 26 and 30, 2026, aims to strengthen critical thinking skills, evaluation, and responsible use of information, empowering citizens to make informed decisions in multiple domains of society.

The initiative mobilizes teachers, researchers and students from various organizational units of the UFP – the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences (FCHS), the Faculty of Science and Technology (FCT), the Faculty of Health Sciences (FCS), the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (EMCB) and the Higher School of Health (ESS-UFP) – in direct collaboration with the school community of the 3rd cycle of basic and secondary education.

The opening session of the event will be attended by distinguished guests from the two promoting chairs, namely the President of the International Chair in Bioethics, Professor Rui Nunes, and the Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair in Communication, Media Literacy and Citizenship, Professor Tatiana Nunes.

Over the five days, UFP, ESS-FP and the digital institutional platforms will host a multidisciplinary program dedicated to financial, media and digital literacies for citizenship and health.

The program is structured around daily thematic axes that combine face-to-face dynamics on campus and in the enrolled schools, as well as in a digital environment, including live streaming, webinars, and exclusive content for social media.

PROGRAM

October 26 | Opening Session and Conference

10:00 | Opening session

• Professor Dr. Eugénio Campos Ferreira — Rector of Fernando Pessoa University
• Professor Dr. Clarinda Festas — Director of the Fernando Pessoa School of Health
• Professor Dr. Sandra Gavinha — Director of the Faculty of Health Sciences
• Professor Dr. Pedro Reis — Director of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Professor Dr. Feliz Gouveia — Director of the Faculty of Science and Technology

10:45 | Coffee break

11:00 | Conference — Information for citizenship, peace and sustainability

Speakers:

• Professor Dr. Rui Nunes — President of the International Chair in Bioethics
• Professor Dr. Tatiana Nunes — Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair in Communication, Media Literacy and Citizenship

Moderation: Professor Dr. Teresa Toldy (FCHS)

Student participation: Vera Moreira (2nd cycle in Communication Sciences)

Location: Nobre Hall of Fernando Pessoa University
Link: To be made available

12:00 | Videocast — What do we mean when we talk about ethics?

Teacher: Susana Teixeira (FCHS)

Students:

• Inês Raso — 2nd cycle in Communication Sciences
• Inês Couto — 1st cycle in Political Science and International Relations
  
  

Target audience: Students in the 3rd cycle of basic education and secondary education
Platform: UFP YouTube Channel

14:00 | Podcast — Youth and politics: a relationship in crisis?

Teacher: Ana Campina (FCHS)

Students of Political Science and International Relations:

• Maria Pereira Lages — 1st year
• Pedro Xavier Pinto and Leitão — 2nd year
• Mariana Filipa Pimenta Ribeiro — 3rd year

Moderator: Eliseu Paulo Montalvão Vasconcelos (CPRI Student)

Target audience: Students in the 3rd cycle of basic education and secondary education
Platform: UFP Spotify channel

October 27 | Information, Consumption, Advertising and Money

14:30 | Workshop — Before accepting…

Teacher: Sandra Bernardo (FCHS)

Target audience: Secondary school students
Location: Amphitheater 1 of Fernando Pessoa University

16:00 | Podcast — The price of financial misinformation

Faculty: Fátima Rocha and António Cardoso (FCHS)

Students:

• Eluana Gonçalves — 1st cycle in Political Science and International Relations
• Joana Lima — 1st cycle of Communication Sciences
• Pedro Durval — 1st cycle of Business Sciences
• Luana Lopes — 1st cycle of Criminology
  
  

Target audience: General public
Platform: UFP Spotify channel

October 28 | Inform, Understand and Participate

Morning and Afternoon | Verification Laboratories — True, false or out of context?

Responsible:

• Ana Gabriela Nogueira — Faculty Member (FCHS)
• Ana Santos — Audiovisual Communication Technician at FP

Target audience: Students in the 3rd cycle of basic education and secondary education
Location: Registered schools

14:00 | Videocast — Can I trust the media?

Teacher: Elsa Simões (FCHS)

Target audience: General public
Platform: UFP YouTube Channel

October 29 | Artificial Intelligence, Data and Professions

14:15 – 15:15 | Webinar — The Guide to Surviving the NET: Your Data, Your Rules — How to Protect Your Digital Identity While Still Enjoying Online

Teacher: Paulo Rurato (FCT)

Target audience: Students in the 3rd cycle of basic education and secondary education
Platform: Google Meet
Access link: https://meet.google.com/wdk-copm-uwu

15:30 – 16:30 | Webinar — Can we trust AI? Decisions are ours: AI, information and choices in a changing world

Lecturer: Luís Borges Gouveia (FCT)

Target audience: Students in the 3rd cycle of basic education and secondary education
Platform: Google Meet
Access link: https://meet.google.com/xzb-bkfi-ajw

October 30 | Information that Cares: Health and Well-Being

09:30 – 10:45 | Meeting with the students — Workshop Circuit

Teachers and administrators:

• Patrícia Nunes Correia, Otília Lopes, Catarina Simões and Rita Guerra (FCS)
• Sandra Rodrigues (ESS-FP)
• Ana Gabriela Nogueira and Ana Santos (Audiovisual Communication Technician)
  
  

Target audience: Secondary school students
Location: UFP and ESS-FP laboratories

11:00 | Coffee break

11:15 – 12:30 | Closing Session — Between evidence and algorithm: research, education, and social responsibility in information and literacy for young people

Institutional participation:

• Professor Dr. Salvato Trigo — President of the Fernando Pessoa Foundation
• Professor Dr. Feliz Gouveia — Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation
• Professor Dr. Paula Mota Santos — Vice-Rector for Culture,
• Social Responsibility, Relationship with the Territory and International Cooperation
• Professor Dr. Ana Fonseca — Vice-Rector for Education, Organization
• Academia and Pedagogical Innovation

Student participation: Cristiano Bula — 1st cycle of Political Science and International Relations

Target audience: General public
Location: Nobre Hall of Fernando Pessoa University
Access link:

13:00 | Workshop-lunch — At the table with health

Faculty members:

• Patrícia Nunes Correia, Catarina Simões and Rita Guerra (FCS)
• Sandra Rodrigues and Mário Esteves (ESS-FP)

Target audience: Secondary school students
Location: Fernando Pessoa University Bar

14:00 | Talk Show — Myths and misinformation about mental and physical health

Faculty members:

• Carla Fonte (FCHS)
• Catarina Simões and Inês Guimarães (FCS)
• Mário Esteves and Pedro Melo Pestana (ESS-FP)
• Rúben Fernandes (EMCB)

Moderation: Students of Fernando Pessoa University

Target audience: General public
Platform: UFP YouTube Channel

An initiative with the participation of:

• Christophe Soares (FCT)
• Luis Santos (FCHS)
• Ricardo Jorge Pinto (FCHS)
• Rúben Fernandes (EMCB)